Posted on 01/29/2016 9:26:59 AM PST by iowamark
Donald Trump's campaign manager predicted that Thursday night's GOP presidential debate on Fox News would only get "about 2 million" viewers because Trump refused to show up. In fact, "Fox News likely had 11 million to 13 million viewers for the debate," CNN's Brian Stelter reports...
Trump said he wouldn't debate on Thursday because Fox News and moderator Megyn Kelly had not been nice to him. Trump instead held a rally and fundraiser for veterans. The leader of one veterans group called the fundraiser a political "stunt." In recent years Trump's charitable foundation has given more money to the Clinton Foundation than it has given to veterans groups.
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Fox Business not available on as many TVs as regular FOX.
LOL, The Weekly Standard, mouthpiece of the GOPe, has predicted Trump’s downfall about at least 100 times at this point (probably Bill Kristol alone has reached that many).
They just. Don’t. Get it.
basic packages do not have FBC
“11 million for FBN is big whereas 13 million for Fox News is...lower than some of the Saturday night Dem debates got.”
In order for us to get Fox Business on our satellite dish, we’d have to upgrade our station lineup. It’s not in the 2 lower tier packages, while Fox News is.
For the first Fox Business debate, the channel was unbundled for that night (ie, available). For the last debate on Fox Business, it was not.
It was only available to a limited number of viewers.
That Thursday’s debate did only marginally better than the last Fox Business debate means a lot of people decided not to watch it.
Your ‘important counter’ is terribly broken, in other words: your opinion doesn’t count....
Thanks for the info - I was wondering.
Makes sense. I tuned in a few times just to see what a boring debate looks like, similar to debates in the recent past. I am certain my cable service counted that as multiple clicks.
“It was a much better debate without the clown.”
Considering the mic times given to Trump in the previous debates, please give us an example of how it was “better”
Fantastic shot of three amigos who are going to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! You may very well be looking at the Republican ticket for 2016.
Just for the record I’m a she.
Like your candidate, you do the exact same thing you accuse others of doing so I’d look in the mirror, if I was you, when you accuse others of posting “infantile” snarks.
Hardly anyone knew about the FBN debate? That's an interesting spin...
Oh gosh my mistake. Was it a Trumpie that started this post?
What else do they have?
Comparatively, especially as it was on a channel that isn’t available in many cable packages, and thus couldn’t be seen by a sizable chunk of the viewing audience.
“This was the best debate so far. It was like when, as a kid, the class clown was not in class”
Give an example of what ‘substance’ was so new and covered so much better this time.
BTW you have seen the MIC times between candidates during the previous debates, right? You want to say Trump had the most mic time?
There was a long list of TV and internet venues to view the Trump Vet fundraiser. At least a dozen were posted on the net. Who goes to the trouble of adding the viewership from each venue will see Trump reduced Fox numbers at least 40 percent being conservative.
Fox anti American cheap labor agenda and the fact the Fox is the 13th largest contributor to the Clinton Fund has been exposed. Newsmax and Breitbart have articles about this.
Morlock Murdoch is exposed, as is his Saudi Prince co owner of Fox. James Murdoch is even more liberal.
How did the Republicans get in the position where its supposed “Republican Channel” doesn’t agree with the views of the Base. We want closed borders, no employment for illegals, no food stamps or welfare for illegal, no sanctuary cities, no unlimited H1b visas.
Fox is pro everything we are against. Boycott Fox.
There you go throwing facts around, like they are ....facts, or something.
“Instead we had seven buffoons performing to please FOX noose and give Jebito the win.
Great job guys”
Exactly,,little docile and compliant monkeys willing to dance to FOX’s tune but hey,,they are so bad ass! They are MORE willing to make money for FOX than do something for Vets, or homeless, or charity of their choice. Yep,,so superior..not!
“Trumpies and their messiah. “
As opposed to your cult of the eGOP?? Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!Gotta vote eGOP!
Read my post again. It was the best debate because we could focus on the discussion and not be wondering and distracted by what the clown was going to do next.
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